Explorer Pass

Our Explorer Pass gives you great value for money and a simple way to visit many of our properties across Scotland. The pass is valid for seven consecutive days, and includes entry to Edinburgh, Stirling and Urquhart Castles, Skara Brae and Fort George.

Before visiting, please check our online listing which has a full list of our sites which are currently open. We strongly recommend checking the opening days and times of the sites you would like to visit prior to purchasing your pass.

Benefits include:

Free entry to all Historic Scotland sites that are open
Free entry to Historic Scotland daytime events
20% discount on audio tours at Edinburgh and Stirling Castle and Glasgow Cathedral

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Operation: Broken Feather

Special Agent Corncrake has been compiling an urgent report into just who can save the corncrake. Unfortunately, the return flight from her migration was a dangerous road...

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Membership

Become a member and support the conservation and preservation of over 300 iconic attractions across Scotland. You can also give the gift of Historic Scotland membership

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Castle Secrets

It is widely rumoured that James V would swap his riches for rags and sneak out of the castle to the old town of Stirling where he would mingle with his subjects posing as the guid man of Ballengeigh.

Castle Secrets

Secret binary code was discovered on one of the Stirling Heads that turned out to be musical notes to a long lost requiem from the 16th Century. Visitors can hear the music in the royal palace today.

Castle Secrets

The phrase “pushing the boat out” is thought to have been coined in relation to the extravagant celebrations held at the castle for Prince Henry’s baptism in 1594 when a full-size boat featuring live mermaids and shooting cannons was used to serve the fish course.

Castle Secrets

Nine skeletons dating from 1200-1400s were unearthed in a long-lost royal chapel in 2008. It is thought they must have been people of stature to have been buried within the castle. Visitors can come face to face with 2 of the skeletons in the castle exhibition.

Castle Secrets

Research carried out in 2011 revealed that King Arthur’s round table may well have been hidden beneath the historic King’s Knot that sits below the castle. Writers including John Barbour and Sir David Lindsay have linked the landmark to the legend of King Arthur for more than six centuries.

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